Church's cordovan brogues

[Wrighty]

Hi all

I am trying to to identify the model of these Church's shoes. I purchased them from a guy who was selling his collection - they look to be fairly old and are shell cordovan, but are in great condition.

I have looked online but have not been able to find a Church's model like this, which is a full wingtip gunboat.

Codes handwritten inside the shoe are : 80E (Size 8E) 73 (last?) and then underneath 90.7

There is also 100 handwritten on the sole of the shoe.

Does anybody know anything about these shoes?

Thanks

 

[beagleboy]

Hi Wrighty
I have a pair of these wing tips.
They are called "Compton" and are made on last 84.
Other hand written details on my pair are "md518.0043/125" & "7906190".
These are superb shoes.
I always suspected that they were shell as the uppers behave and glow just like my original Florsheim Royals.
I could never find any confirmation of the material and you are the only other owner I have come across.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Beagleboy

 

[Upward]

Do they sell Church's shoes in the USA?

 

[beagleboy]

Church's have a store in New York which I have been to.
I am certain that major stores will carry some of their shoes.
Lots of shoes for sale in USA on eBay.

 

[letsgofire]

Looks like there will be a Church's in Chicago too. They have a Coming Soon sign on a storefront in the Gold Coast. Sign does not indicate when it will open.

 

[letsgofire]

Looks like there will be a Church's in Chicago too. They have a Coming Soon sign on a storefront in the Gold Coast. Sign does not indicate when it will open.

The Church's in Chicago opened this week

 

[Wrighty]

Hi Beagleboy

That's very interesting...mine don't have those ref numbers or any mention of genuine cordovan (as some shoes do) but they are certainly shell.

They are quite old I think, and somebody else pointed out that they may have been made for Churchs by a US maker for the US market - certainly I have not seen any UK made Churchs in a full wingtip style elsewhere.

Are yours identical, with the black piping?